title: The capturing of pollens in the atmosphere of La Laguna City, Tenerife, Canary Islands 1990-1995.
abstract: This paper forms part of a Doctorate Thesis, carried out in the Allergy and Immunology Department of the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Hospital, Tenerife, entitled "Epidemiology of Pollens on the Island of Tenerife. Allergy to Pollen". This paper deals with the capturing of pollen in the atmosphere of the city of La Laguna, Tenerife, during the period 1990-1995, and demonstrates that the Occidental Islands of the Canarian Archipelago are similar to a miniature continent with a special microclimate and a large amount of vegetation, where all classes of pollen can be found given the large variety of plants and trees including native species. High concentrations of more than 50 grains of pollen per m3 can be found in the air of the Occidental Islands, above all wild grasses, cultivated grasses, weeds, Artemisa vulgaris, Parietaria officinalis and Plantago lanceolata, and in a lowe proportion, Cupressaceae, Pinaceas, Mercurialis and Rumex. We have pollen concentrations very similar to other parts of the continent.
authors.affiliation: Candelaria Hospital, Tenerife, Canary Islands.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García Cobaleda
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De la Torre Morin
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: García Robaina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hardisson de la Torre
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis; D019306:Artemisia / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000032:analysis*; D002452:Cell Count; D002980:Climate; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D006109:Poaceae / Q000166:cytology; D011058:Pollen / Q000166:cytology*; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens